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we don't see think snowflakes over sandy point. the air is dry and the initial band of snow trying to come in is probably evaporating before it hits the ground. eventually we will see it. there is the live view. no snow yet around the bay. let's look at the radar to see what is going on. circle the city here. everything you see echo-wise would be snow. most of it is up in the air and some of the darker bands in carroll county and down here in howard county reaching toward the bay, some of the snow may be coming down as flurries but it is the initial piece of the storm that is edging in right now. it will be hard to get there to come down to the ground until the air becomes a little more saturated. as we go through the afternoon we will see more of this and it will turn a darker green and we will start to see snow hit the ground and collect. the other factor in our weather has been temperatures. we have been way, way cold. high temperature the past week have been way below average. normal high is 41 or 42. we have a trend here as we
we don't see think snowflakes over sandy point. the air is dry and the initial band of snow trying to come in is probably evaporating before it hits the ground. eventually we will see it. there is the live view. no snow yet around the bay. let's look at the radar to see what is going on. circle the city here. everything you see echo-wise would be snow. most of it is up in the air and some of the darker bands in carroll county and down here in howard county reaching toward the bay, some of the...
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bill that would ban 158 military style assault weapons and large magazines that helped the shooter at sandy hook murder. >> these weapons do not belong on the streets of our towns, our cities cities, in our schools. >> some we should be are pushing for more guns in unusual places. in arkansas there's an effort to allow church leaders to carry guns while at the pulpit. >> some pretty terrible things can happen at a church and we know they are soft targets. >> in harrisburg, pennsylvania, a gun show was canceled after the initial attempt to ban assault weapons resulted in a boycott. despite resistance the white house is pushing forward. this wednesday an emotional battle is slated with the head of the n.r.a. expected to testify before the u.s. senate senate judiciary committee with the husband of a former congress william. >> chris van hallen is lending his support for gun control. in a march at the washington monument tomorrow at noon he is joining eleanor holmes monitor the d.c. mayor and religious leaders followed by calls for congress to take action. which company ousted apple as the worl
bill that would ban 158 military style assault weapons and large magazines that helped the shooter at sandy hook murder. >> these weapons do not belong on the streets of our towns, our cities cities, in our schools. >> some we should be are pushing for more guns in unusual places. in arkansas there's an effort to allow church leaders to carry guns while at the pulpit. >> some pretty terrible things can happen at a church and we know they are soft targets. >> in...
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three days before the sandy hook shooting, i was in denver, colorado, on personal business. and i was driving through the denver suburbs, and i passed into aurora rah, colorado, and saw the sign and thought to myself -- as journalists often do -- oh, my god, this just disappeared from our landscape. it happened not that long ago in which a young man, now appears to be utterly deranged, b went into a movie theater and began shooting down people with an assault weapon. and it went away. the not part of the presidential debate, it was not part of the fabric of our lives, it was not part of the daily journalistic diet. so on that wednesday night i e-mailed the producer of the "meet the press" show that was coming up on that sunday in which they would be talking about big ideas that america needs to be thinking about. and i said you should put shooting at the top of the list. we have been through aurora, the sikh temple, the oregon shopping mall, think about this, this is before we got to sandy hook. in newtown. we'd had a time of absolute carnage in america to say nothing of wha
three days before the sandy hook shooting, i was in denver, colorado, on personal business. and i was driving through the denver suburbs, and i passed into aurora rah, colorado, and saw the sign and thought to myself -- as journalists often do -- oh, my god, this just disappeared from our landscape. it happened not that long ago in which a young man, now appears to be utterly deranged, b went into a movie theater and began shooting down people with an assault weapon. and it went away. the not...
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in oakland california, there have been 13 homicide since sandy hook. today the police were unable to break down how many of those in oakland from shootings but we do know from over the past weekend 11 people were wounded in gun violence. and last friday four people died in oakland shootings over the span of six hours. with us now is oakland's congresswoman democrat barbara lee. welcome inside "the war room"." i only wish you were here on set. >> pleased to be with you. >> jennifer: well, let's talk about the gun issue first because you do represent an area that has been certainly in the crosshairs, if you will, of gun violence. do you expect this latest round of gun safety efforts promoted by the president and vice president, to actually have an impact on urban violence? >> jennifer quite frankly i'm optimistic that we'll be able to move something forward. of course, we know what the political dynamics are here in the house of representatives but i think the american people, and i think every poll has shown since the horrific tragedy in newtown that pe
in oakland california, there have been 13 homicide since sandy hook. today the police were unable to break down how many of those in oakland from shootings but we do know from over the past weekend 11 people were wounded in gun violence. and last friday four people died in oakland shootings over the span of six hours. with us now is oakland's congresswoman democrat barbara lee. welcome inside "the war room"." i only wish you were here on set. >> pleased to be with you....
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. >> and you saw in the aurora and the sandy hook chuting it is the ability to empty 30 to 100 rounds. if the person has to reload, then that good guy can stop them. >> and we see joe mansion from the nra, saying things like it is nonsense. back ground checks, that seems to be the spot where there is the most likely opportunity. >> lawmakers say look, if the senate can get through a bill that is something that can work. the nra is in a marketplace. part of the reason they satisfy such an extreme position. there are other groups competing for the same money. >> then gun owners of america
. >> and you saw in the aurora and the sandy hook chuting it is the ability to empty 30 to 100 rounds. if the person has to reload, then that good guy can stop them. >> and we see joe mansion from the nra, saying things like it is nonsense. back ground checks, that seems to be the spot where there is the most likely opportunity. >> lawmakers say look, if the senate can get through a bill that is something that can work. the nra is in a marketplace. part of the reason they...
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what happened on sandy? after nearly three months of stalling, while my state, while the presiding officer's state of connecticut, while the states of new york, new jersey and other states struck by sandy were waiting urgently for the relief that we got to the coast within 11 days. they stalled and they stalled because they could not get a majority of the republican caucus to support federal relief for our hurricane-ravaged states. under the hastert rule, they couldn't get that bill to the floor. so speaker boehner once again decided to forego the hastert rule. that's how they got the sandy emergency aid bill passed. look again at the votes. republican "yes" votes for the disaster bill: 49. republican "no" votes for that bill: 179. that bill was dead on arrival under the hastert rule. the republican caucus couldn't support it, wouldn't support it, and we would be without any help now if they followed the hastert rule. on the democratic side, what was the vote on the hurricane sandy bill? 192 yes votes to 1 n
what happened on sandy? after nearly three months of stalling, while my state, while the presiding officer's state of connecticut, while the states of new york, new jersey and other states struck by sandy were waiting urgently for the relief that we got to the coast within 11 days. they stalled and they stalled because they could not get a majority of the republican caucus to support federal relief for our hurricane-ravaged states. under the hastert rule, they couldn't get that bill to the...
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approaches to go fill sandbags to protect another person's home, whether it be in a hurricane or super storm sandy. you can clap for that. that is right. [applause] the servicemen and women and the veterans and their families were here with us this morning are living monuments to that service. their commitment to serve, their willingness to volunteer should be inspiration and is an inspiration to me and it should be to you and i know it is. in spite of all the talk of how divided we are as a nation, how we are as a country, more and more americans are coming together to serve each other every day. volunteers in america is at a five-year high. in 2011, americans spent 8 billion hours giving back to their communities, enough hours to build the entire state building more than a thousand times over. [cheers and applause] you represent that. you're organizing food drives, mentoring children from the building playgrounds and so much more. when i look out and see you all and the kids here today, your service is having an even greater impact because you're in selling what my wife and i and brother and sis
approaches to go fill sandbags to protect another person's home, whether it be in a hurricane or super storm sandy. you can clap for that. that is right. [applause] the servicemen and women and the veterans and their families were here with us this morning are living monuments to that service. their commitment to serve, their willingness to volunteer should be inspiration and is an inspiration to me and it should be to you and i know it is. in spite of all the talk of how divided we are as a...
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water temperatures at sandy point state park in the mid- 30's. by 1:00, wind chill is about 19. sunny skies in the afternoon, but the high temperature is only around the freezing point. the air temperature around freezing and the wind chill in the teens. we have colder temperatures tonight. the morning steelmaker off the coast is pulling away. 27 at annapolis. 18 in downtown baltimore. skies will cloud up as we go through the overnight with the next weather system approaching. that system is likely to bring another round of light snow tomorrow. nothing up for baltimore yet. i expect that will change by 11:00. a winter storm warning in garrett county. six below zero at international falls, 22 in chicago. colder temperatures in western canada and they will raise through very quickly. the air is so cold it does not take a lot of moisture to produce some fluffy snow. that is likely what we will see tomorrow afternoon and evening. a few hours a fluffy white, powdery snow that you can sweep away. it will be gone by saturday morning and most of the weekend will feature sunny skies. tom
water temperatures at sandy point state park in the mid- 30's. by 1:00, wind chill is about 19. sunny skies in the afternoon, but the high temperature is only around the freezing point. the air temperature around freezing and the wind chill in the teens. we have colder temperatures tonight. the morning steelmaker off the coast is pulling away. 27 at annapolis. 18 in downtown baltimore. skies will cloud up as we go through the overnight with the next weather system approaching. that system is...
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deppty will be therr six hours a laarre says she became - concerned afterrthe mass school shooting at sandy hook.. the u-n's looking for dooors to give more to hhlp those affectee by syrian ccnflict. the ongoing crisis is just months away from reaching the two ear mark. 3 the crisis in syria shows no signs of coming tt an end. amateur videooshows what's launching strikesson the city of homs. another clip aftermaah of n assault just - damassus. the nearly two &ptens of thousands and left even more ppople displaced. it's also deetroyed a couutless number offbuildingg, officials with the u-nnsay the syrian people are goong through extreme hardshii as a humanitarian operations ng/ un 3 direcctr:"ss many having been injurrd, livelihoods destroyed and people now barely surviving, shortages f food, water, medicine, the very basics" john &passistance.john ginn/ un n pumanitarian operations directtr:"the humanitarian operrtion in syria is already verr big, but it hhs to inccease" meanwhile,, syrian opposittin leaders meeting in iitanbul have postponed work on forming a haitham al-maleh / member of s
deppty will be therr six hours a laarre says she became - concerned afterrthe mass school shooting at sandy hook.. the u-n's looking for dooors to give more to hhlp those affectee by syrian ccnflict. the ongoing crisis is just months away from reaching the two ear mark. 3 the crisis in syria shows no signs of coming tt an end. amateur videooshows what's launching strikesson the city of homs. another clip aftermaah of n assault just - damassus. the nearly two &ptens of thousands and left...
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the principal offthe columbine high school in colorado....ven reached out to parent and teaccers of sandy hook..... giving advice on what their school did after 3 3 a 5 year old ennsylvania girl is suspended from school.. and labeled a "terroristtthreat..." for comment she maae at aabus stop. the girl told aclassmate.. sheewassgoinn to shoot a bubble gun at her.that's when the school suspenned her for - 10 days.now-- the girl's -3 parents have hired an attornny to fighh the suspension.the school district ays that they 3 thousandssof national guard troops are in d-c this weekend... ready for theeinauguratioo. nats 3 more than 6- thousand guardsmen were given arrest powers as thhy arrivee in the nation's capptol.many will help with security uring the inaugural parade anddother will be placed near the - convention center for security at the inaugural ball.it's an - hooor that many of these troops are looking forward to. &p ive ever been to an inauguration so its really an honor to come down downthere are so mann guard members n town that sii city sshoolss wll be turned into hotels... and mil
the principal offthe columbine high school in colorado....ven reached out to parent and teaccers of sandy hook..... giving advice on what their school did after 3 3 a 5 year old ennsylvania girl is suspended from school.. and labeled a "terroristtthreat..." for comment she maae at aabus stop. the girl told aclassmate.. sheewassgoinn to shoot a bubble gun at her.that's when the school suspenned her for - 10 days.now-- the girl's -3 parents have hired an attornny to fighh the...
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the senate is scheduled to vote on the sandy relief funding on monday at 5:30 p.m. almost two weeks after the house passed a more than $50 billion package. that was back on january 15th. here's a sample of the bipartisan emotion we heard from lawmakers from the new york metropolitan area that day. >> please remember that, when you -- cast your vote today, these are americans in need that are counting on us to stand up and do the right thing. regardless of whether you're from a state that has had disasters or note. >> people lost their homes, cars, jobs, their entire neighborhood, and there should not be different standards for different storms. or for different regions. >> while sandy victims are in the freezing cold, as you have seen from those two previous live reports, the senate has yet to act on this bill. earlier this week the senate majority leader, the person that calls up legislation for a vote, made this promise. >> the senate will continue to help our fellow americans recover from hurricane sandy before another similar disaster strikes. hundreds of thousa
the senate is scheduled to vote on the sandy relief funding on monday at 5:30 p.m. almost two weeks after the house passed a more than $50 billion package. that was back on january 15th. here's a sample of the bipartisan emotion we heard from lawmakers from the new york metropolitan area that day. >> please remember that, when you -- cast your vote today, these are americans in need that are counting on us to stand up and do the right thing. regardless of whether you're from a state that...
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we had something from sandy in the numbers. the overall numbers ended up being pretty much where we expected them to be. wireless margins were a little bit lighter than expected. but they added more smart phones than we forecast. you trade those off and they came in roughly in line. when you include the impact of sandy, they were pretty much in line with expectations. >> this is a situation where it's more iphones than you expected is that good news or bad news? >> in the longer-term, higher smart phone rates are good news because they drive higher roi customers tend to be stickier. there's higher up front costs associated with them. looks like mainly in the quarter the number of customers switching to become smart phone customers wasn't just existing smart phone customers upgraded more rapidly. it's existing nonsmart phone customers moved to smart phones. >> maybe that's good news. right now the stock is trading down 2%. would you recommend people buy it as a result? >> equal weight on the stock. i think there's some upside to
we had something from sandy in the numbers. the overall numbers ended up being pretty much where we expected them to be. wireless margins were a little bit lighter than expected. but they added more smart phones than we forecast. you trade those off and they came in roughly in line. when you include the impact of sandy, they were pretty much in line with expectations. >> this is a situation where it's more iphones than you expected is that good news or bad news? >> in the...
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to the senate -- the house version of sandy. so no, we cannot -- we cannot move money we already have to address the needs and deficiencies that the arb has recommends we do. >> well, i would just echo the comments that have been made already by this committee and by you that this is action that we need to get moving on immediately because we still have people at risk around the world. we need to take the action that's going to ensure their security. so i would certainly urge the chairman and ranking member to move the committee to do everything we can to make this happen. and i want to go back to something that the secretary sni said because i asked about the cooperation between the department of defense and state. and what the situation was on the ground before the benghazi attack in terms of the placement of our military in the region. he talked about the unprecedented cooperation between state and defense in response to benghazi. but i wonder if you could talk about how we ensure that this is a standard way of doing business
to the senate -- the house version of sandy. so no, we cannot -- we cannot move money we already have to address the needs and deficiencies that the arb has recommends we do. >> well, i would just echo the comments that have been made already by this committee and by you that this is action that we need to get moving on immediately because we still have people at risk around the world. we need to take the action that's going to ensure their security. so i would certainly urge the chairman...
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hour for 24 hours here at sandy point state park. you are probably in your suit, feeling real good. you should not feel bad now. you should not feel guilty. but please, tom tasselmyer, is there any warm weather in the forecast for these poor folks? >> unfortunately, it will be cold tonight. and when the sun comes out, it will not warm up much tomorrow. if you notice, they will picking up some of the more substantial snow in our area as well. i suppose the only saving grace is we had a relatively mild winter up until now, and there is very little ice on the bay. that is not a problem. the air is cold. the wind chill is 9. the water temperature is around 35, 36 degrees, just above freezing. oh, boy, it is tough for sure. i guess, as rob is mentioning, the good thing is we do have some sunshine tomorrow, but the wind will be a factor, coming in at 50 miles per hour, pushing the wind chills down for most of the dead. windchill of 20 at 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. be snow will not be with us for much longer. already tapering off in north bal
hour for 24 hours here at sandy point state park. you are probably in your suit, feeling real good. you should not feel bad now. you should not feel guilty. but please, tom tasselmyer, is there any warm weather in the forecast for these poor folks? >> unfortunately, it will be cold tonight. and when the sun comes out, it will not warm up much tomorrow. if you notice, they will picking up some of the more substantial snow in our area as well. i suppose the only saving grace is we had a...
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we talk about the tragedy at sandy hook. there were 26 tragedies in the school that day. 26 tragedies, and that is because he got to use the kind of weapon and the kind of ammunition clip that president obama and carolyn mccarthy are trying to make illegal. they're trying to make those unavailable to the kinds of people who go in the schools like that. and his mother bought this stuff legally. she clearly was not the law breaking type. she would not have tried to obtain weapons legally. if she had not been able to obtain the weapons legally, they would not have been in the hands of the killer that day. and we would not have had the tragedies that day. he would have killed some people with that gun, but not 26. >> and vp joe biden said don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. and you know, we can't prevent every killing in this country. but that doesn't mean we don't have an obligation to try. you know, enact these common sense solutions that we know will be successful in decreasing gun violence in this country. i mean
we talk about the tragedy at sandy hook. there were 26 tragedies in the school that day. 26 tragedies, and that is because he got to use the kind of weapon and the kind of ammunition clip that president obama and carolyn mccarthy are trying to make illegal. they're trying to make those unavailable to the kinds of people who go in the schools like that. and his mother bought this stuff legally. she clearly was not the law breaking type. she would not have tried to obtain weapons legally. if she...
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coming up, billions of taxpayer dollars going to help victims of sandy. as usual, the money is becoming a problem. "the factor" investigation. later, phil mickleson apologizes, saying he might move out of california because of high taxes. adam corolla mad at mickleson! we're coming right >> bill: unresolved problem segment, when is there is a big disaster, billions of dollars flow into helping the victims. new york governor cuomo plans to spend 30 billion taxpayer dollars on recovery and in the private sector, $400 million has already been donated primarily to help folks in new jersey and new york. some of that money came from a huge benefit concert a few weeks ago put on by a bunch of famous rock stars at madison square garden. whenever you have this kind of exposition, a loft fingers in the financial pie. joining us now from washington, ben, the executive director of the disaster accountability project. so let's start with the rock concert. the money raised there going to the robin hood foundation. i myself give that foundation a nice donation. are they
coming up, billions of taxpayer dollars going to help victims of sandy. as usual, the money is becoming a problem. "the factor" investigation. later, phil mickleson apologizes, saying he might move out of california because of high taxes. adam corolla mad at mickleson! we're coming right >> bill: unresolved problem segment, when is there is a big disaster, billions of dollars flow into helping the victims. new york governor cuomo plans to spend 30 billion taxpayer dollars on...
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say he was right to criticize republicans including the leaders for delaying the vote on hurricane sandy relief. we'll be right back. he's big up there. are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ >>> we're back. and i said what a day. hillary clinton's strong performance today was a reminder to many that she would be a formidable candidate. who doesn't know that, in 2016. today we got hints about another one. vice president joe biden. he clearly wants to run. he seems to be laying the groundwork for a run which he was asked about on cnn yesterday. let's listen to what he said. >> is there any reason you wouldn't run? >> there's a whole lot of reasons why i wouldn't run. i haven't made that decision and i don't have to make that decision for awhile. >> so are you ready to run against hillary clinton in 2016? >> i haven't made that judgment and hillary hasn't made that judgment. but i can tell you what. everything that should
say he was right to criticize republicans including the leaders for delaying the vote on hurricane sandy relief. we'll be right back. he's big up there. are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ >>> we're back. and i said what a day. hillary clinton's strong performance today was a reminder to many that she would be a...
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they wanted to help the victims of hurricane sandy, of tropical storm sandy. they wanted to defend their own territory in terms of politics, but i didn't see anything particularly conspiratorial in any of that. >> no, they're actually trying to save themselves. they've got a bunch of people from very safe districts, and john is right, it would be very hard for democrats to take back the house until after 2020 because all those districts are gerrymandered, and, you know, if you can't take back the house, you certainly can't annihilate the republicans. it was a kind of loopy expression, and i think if john was being honest, he'd say he wouldn't have advised the speaker to say it. >> is victimhood now a republican meme? now republicans are all victims too? i know the democrats are sometimes truly victims, but are you selling the fact, hey, we're getting beat up by these bullies. is this the new thing, complaining, crying? do you think it works politically? >> i think the president's speech on monday did a wonderful thing for republicans. it got them united and fi
they wanted to help the victims of hurricane sandy, of tropical storm sandy. they wanted to defend their own territory in terms of politics, but i didn't see anything particularly conspiratorial in any of that. >> no, they're actually trying to save themselves. they've got a bunch of people from very safe districts, and john is right, it would be very hard for democrats to take back the house until after 2020 because all those districts are gerrymandered, and, you know, if you can't take...
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it's kind of sandy and got the high altitude colorado feel to it. >> that's the kind you can just sweep right off the porch. >> this is not snowball snow. >> we'll have another round and this is going to be to do the same thing. and this is courtesy of the dry air. as we look at the school day forecast, abc2's most accurate school day forecast it is cold. it's frigid this morning once again. so i know i sound like a broken record. you can just push play and hear me say it all over again. make sure you do bundle up and you dress in players as you head out and about. the kids heading to school this morning. even as we go into the afternoon temperature at 27 degrees. and we should be at 41 degrees now for this time of the year. but that 27-degrees is going to feel a lot colder like we're in the teens because we will have the windchill factor once again. here's a little bit of the arctic air survival. five ways to ease the freeze. protect the plumbing and also protect the paws, protect your pets as well and make sure you don't dry out. put lots of moisturizing on and the humidifier. let's g
it's kind of sandy and got the high altitude colorado feel to it. >> that's the kind you can just sweep right off the porch. >> this is not snowball snow. >> we'll have another round and this is going to be to do the same thing. and this is courtesy of the dry air. as we look at the school day forecast, abc2's most accurate school day forecast it is cold. it's frigid this morning once again. so i know i sound like a broken record. you can just push play and hear me say it all...
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sandy relief passed in the house with a minority of republican votes and almost every democrat. speaker boehner would not have brought the bill to the floor if it hadn't already been passed in the senate. there was similar pressure with the fiscal cliff deal. it passed in the senate first. then boehner was forced to bring it to the floor for a vote and the house, even though only a minority of republicans supported it. today senator majority leader harry reid seemed to clarify his position somewhat. in a statement he said, "i am committed to ensuring the senate will consider legislation that addresses gun violence and other aspects of violence in our society early this year. all options should be on the table." well, that sounds a little bit better. but there should be no hedging on this issue whatsoever. especially from democrats. because if they side with the president of the united states think about what president obama has done for the progressive movement in this country in the democratic party. how can you not stand with him on this? how much more information do these law
sandy relief passed in the house with a minority of republican votes and almost every democrat. speaker boehner would not have brought the bill to the floor if it hadn't already been passed in the senate. there was similar pressure with the fiscal cliff deal. it passed in the senate first. then boehner was forced to bring it to the floor for a vote and the house, even though only a minority of republicans supported it. today senator majority leader harry reid seemed to clarify his position...
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bth - huuricane sandy pork a couule of weeks goothh u.s. house apprrved $9.7 billion in house authooized a totallof . - more than $60 billion.that money will go to people in new york and new jersey. the hardest hit by sandy. funds pennsylvania, and maryylnd. money also goes to statee that weren't affected such as vermont, indianaaand georgia. stop! forget this list. let's do it ttis waa. arizona, michigan and souuh arolina are the nly statessleft outt the other 47 statessandddc gett hurricane sandy relief money. even alaskaaand hhwaii.sse, &pthissis how washington works. wwite house chief of stafff rrhm emmanuel notoriously said never let a criiis go to paste. and assington doeen't. while the nation &pshows compassion in a crisis, washington politicianssbehhve like looters running from the electronicssstore with tvs undee their arms. except ii this case, they plunder the treasury.sadly, this is sppnding bill is loaded with millions or billions in pork tooreward suppooters, donors and political parties. the network newscasts, able news chann
bth - huuricane sandy pork a couule of weeks goothh u.s. house apprrved $9.7 billion in house authooized a totallof . - more than $60 billion.that money will go to people in new york and new jersey. the hardest hit by sandy. funds pennsylvania, and maryylnd. money also goes to statee that weren't affected such as vermont, indianaaand georgia. stop! forget this list. let's do it ttis waa. arizona, michigan and souuh arolina are the nly statessleft outt the other 47 statessandddc gett hurricane...
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we should learn from what happened to the people at sandy hook. p.s., i know you're doing your best. maybe the children know more than we do, as a society. the president has an obligation to these children and he does not take it lightly. >> in the letter that julia wrote me, she says i know that laws have to be passed by congress. but i beg you to try very hard. julie, i will try very hard. but she's right. the most important changes we can make depend on congressional action. they need to bring these proposals up for a vote and the american people need to make sure that they do. get them on record. ask your member of congress if they support universal background checks to keep guns out of the wrong hands. ask them if they support the ban on high-capacity magazines. if they say no, ask them why not? ask them what's important, doing whatever it takes or giving parents some piece of mind when they drop their child off for first grade. >> and that cuts to the very culture of how washington operates. >> can a group shake you down for the vote? our me
we should learn from what happened to the people at sandy hook. p.s., i know you're doing your best. maybe the children know more than we do, as a society. the president has an obligation to these children and he does not take it lightly. >> in the letter that julia wrote me, she says i know that laws have to be passed by congress. but i beg you to try very hard. julie, i will try very hard. but she's right. the most important changes we can make depend on congressional action. they need...
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sandy hook's top educator gives an emotional response. that's ahead. >>> i will put everything i've got into this and so will joe. but i tell you, the only way we can change is if the american people demand it. we're going to need voices in those areas and those congressional districts where the tradition of gun ownership is strong to speak up. and to say this is important. >> president obama wants direct action from the american people because it's the only way sensible gun legislation will pass. today, former white house press secretary robert gibbs says the president's campaign organization must be fully activated. >> the president has the most exciting campaign apparatus ever built. it's time to turn that loose. if the nra has a list than obama for america has a bigger list. >> joining us tonight on "the ed show" stephanie cutter, former obama 2012 campaign manager. stephanie, good to have you on the program. that's a heck of a sound byte. i mean, to engage the effort of the obama campaign, is there a plan now that the battle lines ha
sandy hook's top educator gives an emotional response. that's ahead. >>> i will put everything i've got into this and so will joe. but i tell you, the only way we can change is if the american people demand it. we're going to need voices in those areas and those congressional districts where the tradition of gun ownership is strong to speak up. and to say this is important. >> president obama wants direct action from the american people because it's the only way sensible gun...
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plus how superstorm sandy was behind this scary escalator mishap. >> yikes. looking at the decline or the incline depending on how you head across the san mateo bridge. clear here. we'll show you what has popped up on the reports for the south bay coming up. >>> new this morning, the white house announcing a cool honor announcing who will dance with president obama at the inaugural ball. a medical technician was deployed to afghanistan and currently serves in washington. she's going to have a blast on that. three other listed men and women will also attend the ball to dance with the first lady. all of them served in iraq or afghanistan. >>> the inauguration comes a new four-year lease on the white house for the obama family. the housing website zillow looking at how much the home would cost if it was listed on the market. the results, $295 million. that's up more than 7% since the obamas moved in back in 2009. a little upgrade. zillow cites great security. large front yard. large backyard. multiple bedrooms, bathrooms and a lot of key attributes. >>> opening
plus how superstorm sandy was behind this scary escalator mishap. >> yikes. looking at the decline or the incline depending on how you head across the san mateo bridge. clear here. we'll show you what has popped up on the reports for the south bay coming up. >>> new this morning, the white house announcing a cool honor announcing who will dance with president obama at the inaugural ball. a medical technician was deployed to afghanistan and currently serves in washington. she's...
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the water began to pour in from this direction when sandy struck. the water moved in this direction here. you see what was left, what was a home. a pile of debris, completely destroyed. there are still thousands and thousands in this area, living under very dire conditions. that is why they have set up this tent city here in the area. warming centers are in the city of new york set up. they only operate during the daytime hours. after 4:00 people have to fend for themselves. this center here, is operated 24 hours a day. staffed entirely by volunteers. let me just show you very quickly. we'll go inside. i would like you to meet the woman who has made all of this possible. donna, you have for 80 days now, volunteered, spent every day making this tent city possible. what would happen if it wasn't here? >> these people would have in way of eating. they would freeze. they have no, they actually call this their comfort zone, kind of a place to get away from every day of seeing no walls and dealing with the mold and the cold. >> reporter: you provide heat.
the water began to pour in from this direction when sandy struck. the water moved in this direction here. you see what was left, what was a home. a pile of debris, completely destroyed. there are still thousands and thousands in this area, living under very dire conditions. that is why they have set up this tent city here in the area. warming centers are in the city of new york set up. they only operate during the daytime hours. after 4:00 people have to fend for themselves. this center here,...
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coming up, billions of taxpayer dollars going to help victims of sandy. as usual, the money is becoming a problem. "the factor" investigation. later, phil mickleson apologizes, saying he might move out of california because of high taxes. adam corolla mad at mickleson! we're coming right back nd how t. nd how t. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives, vision changes or eye pain, or problems passing urine. other side effects include dry m
coming up, billions of taxpayer dollars going to help victims of sandy. as usual, the money is becoming a problem. "the factor" investigation. later, phil mickleson apologizes, saying he might move out of california because of high taxes. adam corolla mad at mickleson! we're coming right back nd how t. nd how t. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the...
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hurricane sandy, i hope, reminded us of that. already sea level rise is up about 8 inches over the past century. now, these changes are very evident to rhode islanders. we've been monitoring the ocean for centuries. just outside narragansett barricks the crew of the brenton reef ship took measurements between 1878 and 1942. we've been at this a while. alarmingly, the modern temperature record from points around narragansett pay shows that since the 1960's, the annual temperature in narragansett bay has increased about 4 degrees fahrenheit. this has real life effects, crushing our winter flounder fishery, for instance. for instance. long-term data from the hide gauges in new port, rhode island, show an increase in average sea level of nearly 10 inches since 1930, and the rate of sea level rise at newport is accelerating, too. in southern rhode island, local erosion rates doubled, from 1990 to 2006. and some of our freshwater wetlands near the coast are already transitioning to salt marsh. oceans warm and expand. snow, glaciers, an
hurricane sandy, i hope, reminded us of that. already sea level rise is up about 8 inches over the past century. now, these changes are very evident to rhode islanders. we've been monitoring the ocean for centuries. just outside narragansett barricks the crew of the brenton reef ship took measurements between 1878 and 1942. we've been at this a while. alarmingly, the modern temperature record from points around narragansett pay shows that since the 1960's, the annual temperature in narragansett...
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say he was right to criticize republicans including the leaders for delaying the vote on hurricane sandy relief. we'll be right back. he's big up there. while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. now this...will work. [ male announcer ] just like you, business pro. just like you. go national. go like a pro. some brokerage firms are. but way too many aren't. some of the ones that push mutual funds with their names on them -- aren't. why? because selling their funds makes them more money. which makes you wonder -- isn't that a conflict? am i in the best fund for me, or them? search "proprietary mutual funds". yikes, it's best for them. then go to e-trade. we've got over 8,000 mutual funds and not one of them has our name on it. why? because that's not the business we're in. we're in the business of finding the right investments for you. e-trade. less for us. more for you. >>> we're back. and i said what a day. hill
say he was right to criticize republicans including the leaders for delaying the vote on hurricane sandy relief. we'll be right back. he's big up there. while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. now this...will work. [ male announcer ] just like you, business pro. just like you. go national. go like a pro. some...
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man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. >>> in 1963, dr. martin luther king gave his historic "i have a dream" speech. the speech marked turning point in the civil rights movement. on monday, on the very day the country set aside to honor dr. king, mlk day, barack obama, america's first african-american president, will take the oath of office for the second time. i spoke with a close friend of dr. king's and a speechwriter who contributed to dr. king's speech. >> it brings back some memories of 50 years ago. the "i have a dream" speech, the march on washington, probably would not have occurred but for the demonstrations in birmingham, alabama. the key to understanding the history before the "i have a dream" speech and the march on w
man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. >>> in 1963, dr. martin luther king gave his historic "i have a dream" speech. the speech marked turning point...
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sandy koufax will be an adviser to dodgers chairman mark walter. he will attend a portion of spring training and consult with the team throughout the year. koufax retired with the dodgers, with the dodgers his entire career, including four no-hitters. he has been reclusive the following decades, rarely seen at any dodgers events. now he's back saying i'm delighted to be back with the dodgers. he says some of my most cherished memories come at stager stadium. >> we wish him all the success in the world. great story. >>> should companies be able to restrict how much their employees speak out on facebook and twitter? it may not be legal. we'll discuss that next. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it was designed to escape the ordinary. it feels like it can escape gravity. ♪ the 2013 c-class coupe. ♪ starting at $37,800. ♪ and his new boss told him two things -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll work his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and game from the great
sandy koufax will be an adviser to dodgers chairman mark walter. he will attend a portion of spring training and consult with the team throughout the year. koufax retired with the dodgers, with the dodgers his entire career, including four no-hitters. he has been reclusive the following decades, rarely seen at any dodgers events. now he's back saying i'm delighted to be back with the dodgers. he says some of my most cherished memories come at stager stadium. >> we wish him all the success...
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it has not been oozy for those with homeses in the path of sandy. firefighters are going door-to-dire to check on people. families have to re-apply every couple of weeks and aid workers have to set up the warming tent. what kind of help are they offering, david lee? >> well, shepard, there's a tent city set up and it's really cold. this about of water is freezen solid. it was sitting outside. folks can warm up in heaters in the tent. but look at this fedex trailer, supplies donated. baby food, baby supplies, beach, paper towels, and here's the other side. the pallets are filled with food donated by the red cross. so this is place to get something to eat, watch television, get information, place for many people to share in the community spirit as the brace for what could be another tough storm? >> there is still a community spirit out there? i'd be mad as a wet hornet. >> there's a great community spirit out here. surprisingly, men of the folk wes talked to are in very good spirits. there's a come -- component of frustration, but the overwhelming num
it has not been oozy for those with homeses in the path of sandy. firefighters are going door-to-dire to check on people. families have to re-apply every couple of weeks and aid workers have to set up the warming tent. what kind of help are they offering, david lee? >> well, shepard, there's a tent city set up and it's really cold. this about of water is freezen solid. it was sitting outside. folks can warm up in heaters in the tent. but look at this fedex trailer, supplies donated. baby...
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also today a group devoted to responding to the aftermath of sandy hook had its first meeting. nbc's jay gray shows us what both efforts hope to accomplish. >> we are here because of a tragedy. as such, i would request that we take a moment of silence now to remember those lost in newtown. >> reporter: the first meeting began with a moment of silence, though little has been quiet here since the massacre. >> we in contract contract at the site of the most recent and heinous event, have an obligation to make sure that voices are heard. >> reporter: voices that echo today in washington. >> the killing there made us all look up and into ourselves, and say why can't we do something about that? >> reporter: in an effort to do something, today's senator dianne feinstein proposed new legislation that would outlaw 158 specific assault rifles, and semiautomatic weapons and limit ammunition clips to ten rows rounds or less. >> we should be outraged by how easy it is for perpetrators of these horrific crimes to obtain porful military-style weapons. >> reporter: feinstein points out her bil
also today a group devoted to responding to the aftermath of sandy hook had its first meeting. nbc's jay gray shows us what both efforts hope to accomplish. >> we are here because of a tragedy. as such, i would request that we take a moment of silence now to remember those lost in newtown. >> reporter: the first meeting began with a moment of silence, though little has been quiet here since the massacre. >> we in contract contract at the site of the most recent and heinous...